{"id":295825,"date":"2025-03-17T13:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=295825"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T07:38:26","slug":"mock-drill-video-at-vit-ellore-shared-as-terrorist-attack-in-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mock-drill-video-at-vit-ellore-shared-as-terrorist-attack-in-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mock drill video falsely viral as terror attack at Vellore tech institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few videos of Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Institute of Technology campus are being shared on social media in which a group of people are seen entering the college campus in a car carrying guns. The video also shows people running here and there. It has been claimed that there was a terrorist attack at this institute.<\/p>\n

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Wtf is happening at VIT Vellore??<\/p>\n

They literally have guns and all.<\/p>\n

A place to learn, a chance to grow. #VIT<\/a> #Vellore<\/a> #VITVellore<\/a> #VITIAN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7sUcg24ykf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 yash (@yashg_tweets) March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many other users also claimed that a terrorist attack was reported on the campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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terrorist attack in campus before gta 6 pic.twitter.com\/gXWubOb7Tl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 vascoDgama (@louiscanfixme) March 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The video was also posted on <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a> with the same claim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the Truth?<\/span><\/h4>\n

To find out the truth behind the alleged videos, we performed a keyword search on Google with terms \u2018VIT Vellore attack<\/a>\u2019. We found a report by The Hindu dated March 2, 2025. The article also contains a screenshot<\/a> from the viral video. In reference to the video, the media outlet reported that the National Security Guard (NSG) had conducted a mock drill on March 2 at the VIT campus.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Hindu, superintendent of police N Mathivanan stated that the NSG along with special task force commandos of the Tamil Nadu Police and the district police had conducted a three-hour mock drill in the Silver Jubilee Tower building.<\/p>\n

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A YouTube channel named Vellore Fort City also posted a video of the mock drill stating that it actually showed a training session by NSG commandos.<\/p>\n